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Monday, 2 June 2014

Groove Awards winners 2014 announced

NTV’s Crossover 101 team receiving an ward after winning the Best Gospel
TV show award during the NTV's gospel show 'Crossover 101' won
the Best Gospel TV show award Sunday night during the Groove Awards gala
night, held at the KICC. One of the show's hosts, DJ Mo, also won the Best DJ award.

The
glamorous event, hosted by NTV's news anchor Victoria Rubadiri and DJ
Soxxy, was the ninth edition of the awards since its inception in 2004.

Most of the winners were upcoming musicians who managed to knock down the veterans in different categories.

The
biggest winners of the night were Sarah K, who bagged three awards,
including the Female Artiste of the Year, and singer Bahati, who bagged
the Male Artiste of the Year award.

Even though Sarah K
was not at the event, her son and producer received the awards on her
behalf, saying that the singer was in a performance tour in the US.

Bahati, who was also a performer in the event, thanked all those who voted for him.

The Song of the Year award went to new comer Pitson, for his 'Lingala Ya Yesu' hit song.

In
the Collaboration of the Year category, Betty Bayo's song with Mr Seed,
'Ngai Ti Mundu', managed to beat veterans like Rufftone and Daddy Owen
to win that award.

In a tougher category, singer Size 8
managed to beat veteran singers like Jimmy Gait, Alice Kamande, Daddy
Owen and DK Kwenye Beat in the Video of the Year category.

New
comer L-Jay Maasai also managed to beat other veterans like Emmy
Kosgey, among others, to win the Rift Valley Song of the Year award,
with his song 'Laleiyo', featuring Shiro wa GP.

The
Lifetime Achievement award went to fallen singer Peter Kaberere, who
died early April this year, for his outstanding contribution as an event
organizer and gospel singer. His wife Njeri Kaberere was there to
receive the award.

This year's guest of honour was
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru, who is her speech promised to
review the revenue stream in the music industry.

"I'm
sure musicians make a lot of revenue off the sale of their music, but
what gets to the musician is not more than 20 per cent. My ministry will
take responsibility and review that," she said.

A
total of Sh2 million was pledged to go towards the winners of the
awards, and also part of the money is meant to support a charity of
their choice.

The 16 winners will also have a chance to have lunch at State House with President Uhuru Kenyatta, according to Ms Waiguru.